docs: def annotate(self, text, lang = None, customParams = None):
          """
          identify the list of entities and nonentities mentioned in the text
          @param text: input text to annotate
          @param lang: language of the provided document (can be an ISO2 or ISO3 code). If None is provided, the language will be automatically detected
          @param customParams: None or a dict with custom parameters to send to the annotation service
          @returns: dict
          """
          params = {"lang": lang, "text": text}
          if customParams:
              params.update(customParams)
          return self._er.jsonRequestAnalytics("/api/v1/annotate", params)